Support from the Churches

KAIROS Member Churches are:

The Anglican Church of Canada
The Christian Reformed Church in North America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
The Presbyterian Church in Canada
The United Church of Canada
The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
The Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
The Canadian Religious Conference
The Mennonite Central Committee of Canada
The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF)

"The Church in Southern Africa is deeply indebted to the churches in Canda for their prayers, ecumenical actions and solidarity in overcoming the scourge of apartheid. The initiatives of the Canadian churches through KAIROS have inspired continued faithful ecumenical action not nly in Africa but around the world to uphold human rights. The world needs more of KAIROS Canada. It would be an unparalleled setback for the poor, vulnerable and disenfranchised if the voice and work of KAIROS in the global south is muted."

- Archbishop Desmond Tutu, December 9, 2009

Letters from Moderators & Directors

Letter to Minister Bev Oda from the Mennonite Central Committee, Canada

Letter from Moderator of the United Church of Canada, Mardi Tindal, to Minister Oda

Statement from the Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, on KAIROS funding

Letter from National Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada, Rev. Susan C. Johnson, to Prime Minister Stephen Harper>>

Letter from the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, Rev. Dr. Herbert F. Gale

Comment from the General-Secretary of the Life and Mission Agency, The Presbyterian Church in Canada

Urgent Action: Restore CIDA Funding to KAIROS; Mennonite Central Committee

United Church of Canada:

Take Action: Call for Reversal of CIDA Cuts to KAIROS

United Church Calls on CIDA to Reconsider Cuts to KAIROS (pdf)

Letter from the Moderator, Mardi Tindal

Anglican Church of Canada:

Urgent action appeal on behalf of KAIROS

A Message from The Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada

The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund:

CIDA cuts to KAIROS programs will devastate human rights work overseas

Urgent Call to Action on Behalf of KAIROS

Update to Urgent Action

Development & Peace (CCODP)

Development and Peace's letter on funding cut to Kairos

The Canadian Religious Conference

CIDA Cuts Funding to KAIROS - Urgent Action is Needed

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada:

Call to Action by Don Hutchinson:
"If you wanted to tick off the Roman Catholic Church, the mainline Protestant denominations and Evangelicals while undoing a longstanding relationship that has fostered improved human rights and strengthened sustainable development opportunities around the world, what single step could you take as the Government of Canada? Until Monday of this week, that was a question that hadn't occurred to anyone. But on Monday, Bev Oda, Minister for International Cooperation, delivered the answer by ending a 35 year relationship with KAIROS with a phone call."

CIDA, KAIROS and Question Period

KAIROS Action

RE: Cancellation of CIDA funding to KAIROS

The Presbyterian Church in Canada:

'Write your MP: Help restore CIDA funding to KAIROS'

Quakers of Canada:

- Urgent Action: CIDA cuts KAIROS Funding

- 'Restore Aid Group's Funding'

Christian Reformed Church in North America (Canada Corporation):

CRCNA Seeks KAIROS Funds Reversal

Jesuits of English Canada:

"...this decision by a wealthy country like ours only adds to the burden that already impoverished people are being asked to bear..."

Dominicans for Justice and Peace

From Rev. Philippe LeBlanc, OP Senior Advocacy Officer and, Former Permanent Delegate of the Dominican Order at the UN

Ursuline Religious of the Diocese of London Ontario

"...because of our Sisters' work in Latin America and the Caribbean we are especially aware of its importance to our struggling brothers and sisters in the South.

Canadian Catholic Campus Ministry

As Canadian Catholic Campus Ministers serving on over 40 campuses, we are acutely aware of the issues and concerns of the Canadian public, especially the young. Human rights, sustainable development, corporate social responsibility, global citizenship, and care for the earth are high on the list of their priorities. These are Canadian values, and are very evident in the work of KAIROS.

Sisters of St. Martha @ Mount St. Mary's

"As a member of the Canadian Religious Conference which represents 20,000 women and men religious in Canada and has two members on the Board of KAIROS, I write to express grave concern about this decision. If not reversed, this decision seriously compromises the work of human rights and ecological integrity in the developing world where 21 partner organizations dedicated to these issues count on KAIROS support and funding."